In 1947 RB&BB needed new flat cars for their fleet. With Warren and Mt. Vernon out of the business, they turned to Thrall and purchased 5 cars. When the circus changed over to longer cars, they got

Good afternoon all: He is wearing boots, so he’s an officer. The other soldiers are wearing leggings. Frank Pearsall Brevard, N.C.

Tony and group, I noticed the guy standing next to the wagon, perhaps an officer with his back to us, is wearing a sidearm, must be a rowdy group (18-19 of them) or a high crime area? Maybe

John, I am really only interested in replicating the O-21 class car as seen in the pic. I may also do an O-23 class as it is nearly the same but built by ACF with Youngstown doors and different

Hey Brian, almost all of the ACL O-20, 21, 22, 23, 24 and 25 cars had Union Duplex rollers. Most of the auto cars had seven-foot doors. So be careful—you may have a lot of scratchbuilding ahead. I

I used Speedwitch, (now, National Scale Car). They are not correct for the M 59 but a bit of cutting and pasting they are wonderful.-- Fenton Wells 250 Frye Rd Pinehurst NC

True the photo I used was from 1958, I think-- Fenton Wells 250 Frye Rd Pinehurst NC 28374 910-420-8106 srrfan1401@...

Thanks Scott-- Fenton Wells 250 Frye Rd Pinehurst NC 28374 910-420-8106 srrfan1401@...

Check the XMR column of the "special type cars" circular that is published in the ORER. In 1963, it still shows ATSF - 69 cars in 6 series B&O - 360

Wow Fenton those are great looking cars. Scott McDonald

The locking pin is the same, it's just pushed up from the bottom.

Bob Chaparrowrote: Of course most of them are having fun sitting on the car roofs, not helping with the unloading. Tony Thompson tony@...

Great work! I love the way you take the CB&T bodies and bring them into the 21st century. The weathering is just the right amount to make the details pop. I’m curious as to the best decals for

Being ignorant of this matter, I’m not sure how a bottom-operated coupler actually worked. In a top-operated coupler, gravity kept the pin in place, and one had to overcome friction to pull it.

Brian Shumaker wrote: Not really. The AAR did drop, about 1955, its "standard" nomenclature that any double-door box car was classified as "automobile" regardless of cargoes carried, but a number of

Perfect, Jack!!!! This is exactly what I suspected. NO GOOD after a particular date.Thanks for this confirmation. Regards----Mike Schleigh

This is speculation, but i wonder if icing up was less of a problem with bottom operated couplers. Steve

Mike, AAR interchange rules required rotary coupler operating levers on cars built new or rebuilt effective 8/1/33. That ended new applications of Carmer levers. I don't know of any interchange ban,

Photo: Soldiers Unloading NYC Boxcar (1917) A photo from the Wisconsin Historical Society: https://www.wisconsinhistory.org/Records/Image/IM35439 Partial car number is 20053. Also partial view of

Photo: Blocking For Gear Dive Load A photo from the Wisconsin Historical Society: https://www.wisconsinhistory.org/Records/Image/IM50499 Description: “Mill drive purchased by Allis Chalmers and